SACRAMENTO (April 22, 2025) — “Today’s decision by the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) to impose deep cuts on seven hospitals will create alarming consequences for patient care,” said Carmela Coyle, President & CEO of the California Hospital Association. “These cuts are coming on top of below-inflation spending caps for all hospitals that OHCA has already put in place. Make no mistake — the hospital care Californians receive is now being decided by a handful of unelected people who are cutting billions of dollars from your health care.”
“The majority of Californians are outraged that Congress is considering unprecedented cuts to Medicaid and other health care funding that supports hospital care,” Coyle said. “Meanwhile, here in California, the OHCA Board is doing the exact same thing — cutting billions of dollars from health care that will lead to real pain for real people.”
“OHCA’s breakneck pursuit of cost-cutting — regardless of the impact on patient care — is in sharp contrast to state law,” Coyle said. “The OHCA Board has leapfrogged over the three-year effort outlined in law that was intended to ensure a thoughtful, data-driven approach to making health care more affordable for all Californians without sacrificing access and quality.”